Wynton
English variant meaning "wine's town" or "friend's town".
Name Census estimates that about 531 living Americans carry the first name Wynton. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Wynton today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Wynton births was 1986 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Wynton. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
531
~ 1 in 645,488 Americans
Peak year
1986
28 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,828
Tracked since 1960
Popularity
Wynton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Wynton from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 164 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Wynton by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Wynton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Wyntons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Florida, Illinois, Texas recorded the most babies named Wynton, while Texas, Illinois, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Wynton
The given name Wynton has its origins in the Old English language, which was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland from the 5th to the 11th centuries. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "wyn" meaning joy or delight, and "tun" meaning an enclosure or settlement.
The earliest known recorded instance of the name Wynton dates back to the 11th century, appearing in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript record of a great survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England. It was listed as a place name referring to a settlement in Somerset, England.
Over the centuries, the name Wynton has been associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded persons bearing this name was Sir Wynton de Worde, an English merchant and Member of Parliament who lived in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Another significant figure with the name Wynton was Wynton of Shaftesbury, a 15th-century English composer and poet who was one of the most prominent figures in the cultural life of medieval England. His works included religious and secular music as well as poetry.
In more recent times, the name Wynton gained prominence through the acclaimed American jazz trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, who was born in 1961. Marsalis is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation and has been a leading figure in the preservation and promotion of jazz music.
Other notable individuals named Wynton include Wynton Kelly, an American jazz pianist and composer who lived from 1931 to 1971 and was a member of the legendary Miles Davis Quintet; and Wynton Rufer, a former New Zealand football player who was born in 1962 and is considered one of the greatest players in his country's history.
While the name Wynton has its roots in Old English, it has gained a more widespread usage in recent times, particularly in English-speaking countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, where it is often associated with individuals from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
People
Wynton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Wynton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Wynton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wynton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 531 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Wynton going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 645,488 US residents.
Is Wynton a common name?
We classify Wynton as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 547 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Wynton most popular?
The single biggest year for Wynton was 1986, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Wynton is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Wynton a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Wynton in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.